Lathe Dust collection???

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RevDoug

>Hello Joe,

Welcome to the addiction and the site. I use the dust collector that they sell at Woodcraft. It mounts on a heavy stand, is about 18 inches wide, and connects to a 4 inch vac-line. I set it up just behind my work and it seems to get the biggest part of the sanding dust. I'm not sure that anything gets the chips and ribbons very well short of a broom and dust pan. Most the folks agree that, during the sanding process, dust collection just isn't enough. You will still want some kind of personal dust filtrations system, be it dust mask, respirator, ventilated face shield, etc. I'm debating this choice myself.

Turn 'em round,

RevDoug


Wood Spun Round

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Bert Workman

>I use that same system connected to Jet canister style collection system. I can't believe the difference it made in cleaning up the shop. Previously I didn't have anything but a dust mask and the shop would fill with dust. It would hang in the air for a good while and fall on everything. Now the air stays clear, it's easy to breath and the layer of dust on things is less that several centimeters thick!

Good luck,

Bert Workman

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Joe Gur

>Thanks! Is this the dust hood you use?

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Bob Lemon - Sacramento CA

>Joe, I have a 4" collector port right by the headstock to the lathe. A short extension will bring it up to the lip of a bowl. My 2 hp cyclone pretty well takes the dust out, but I think it is fun to have those curls going over my shoulder. ;-)

Bob

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TDaniel

>I sand with oil; this eliminates the dust and starts the finishing process simultaneously. there are a lot of benefits in sanding with oil: the sandpaper lasts longer and doesn't load up, the wood does not get hot and crack, and since the oil is throughout the wood you cannot go through the finish when polishing or sanding. However, you cannot wet sand every piece. Natural edge pieces are difficult to wet sand and wood with a strong contrast between heartwood and sapwood where color migration might be a problem should be avoided. Still, whenever possible I would suggest wet sanding.

TD

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bill Crommett in seneca

>I like my old furnace blower in a box that vents to the outside and has a 6 in. aluminum flex-pipe for an intake that is hung from the rafters and is positioned just behind the workpiece. Put some 1/4 in. hardware cloth in the box infront of the blower to prevent the shavings from clogging up the blower vanes.

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Bill Howatt

>Joe,

If by dust collection you do indeed mean dust as generated by sanding and perhaps a bit of it generated by cutting then I use a cardboard box on the end of a 4" hose behind the piece on the lathe.

I have abandoned trying to collect the chips since they fly in all directions with too much energy to be captured. Sure you can get a percentage but it isn't worth the bother IMO. I have my late in a separate room that I try to keep uncluttered so shoveling is easy. Others have achieved this by using a shower curtain to keep the chips contained.

Additional lung protection is strongly advised when sanding, turning dry wood and especially turning spalted wood - you don't want to spalt your lungs!

Bill

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Peter Teubel

>What is "1/4 in. hardware cloth"?

I notice you said "dust", not "chip" collection

Dominic Greco in Richboro PA

>Joe,

Collecting the dust generated by sanding at the lathe is not too hard. You've gotten some good input so far in regards to this. I used the lower portion and wheels of an old office chair to make a movable dust chute for my lathe. The chute is fabricated from 4" PVC pipe. I made it so that it has an inner, movable sleeve that allows me to extend the reach of the chute. This helps when I want to get close to a small object I'm sanding. Like a pen or spindle. I've attached a picture below.

I don't so much collect chips as "deflect" them. I've found that my DC is pretty useless when it comes to collecting the chips thrown from the lathe. There is too much of them, and most have too much velocity. I surrounds my lathe on three sides with section of old shower curtains. Chips thrown from the lathe hit these curtains, and fall to the floor. It makes it easier to gather them at the end of a turning session, and keeps the often wet chips from landing on top of my stationary tool's cast iron tabletops.

One of the best tools I've found for collecting chips is a grain shovel, and a BIG trashcan!

See ya around,

Dominic

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>It is that metal screen - that has 1/4" holes in it.

Mark

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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL

>One thing to remember, is that the best collection point for DUST from the lathe, is approx 90 degrees of rotation from the sanding point. i.e. If you are sanding by hand with your hand between the bowl and the lathe bed, the best collection point would be directly behind the lathe. If you are power sanding on the front of the bowl, the best collection point would be near the lathe bed.

Centrifugal force throws the dust off the bowl, soon after it is created. The lightest dust travels further around the bowl from the fan effect of the rotation, but it can be pulled away by the vacuum of the Dust collector.

Mark

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RevDoug

>That's exactly what I use. Helps so much.

Turn 'em round,

RevDoug


Wood Spun Round

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Russ Fairfield

>This what I use. It isn't pretty, but it works.


Dust collection at the lathe

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JamieDonaldson

>Here is my low cost and very efficient dust collector hood-connects to a Delta drum collector away from the lathe and activated by a Long Ranger wireless switch. Made from a heating/AC ductwork box, and many sizes are available for cheap.Mounted on an old microphone stand from my "roady" days, but many options here also.

So, Russ,....

W.C. Turner

>Do you leave this set up all the time, even when turning, Or, it sounds as if you only use this when sanding?

Thanks,

W.C.

Hey, Dom,.....

W.C. Turner

>Do you have a pic of your shower curtain set up? I need to do one also.

Thanks,

W.C.

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Russ Fairfield

>It comes in handy for picking up the airborne dust from dry wood, and it is adjustable enough that I can work around it.

For bigger bowls, I get a bigger box.

Why can't you just

Dustmaker Mike

>hook up an air source to blow across the piece into the dust hoods? I guess some thing like a fan blowing from behind you across the piece into the dust collection. Wouldn't this keep the dust outa your face? I was just wondering if anyone has tried this approach and did it work the way it does in my simple little mind?

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Whit Ballantine

>Good point, Bill. You, indeed, don't want to spalt your lungs. What is spalting? A fungus which just loves a nice warm, damp placwe to grow. Sound like your lungs?

Whit

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Dick Hines

>I took the safty screen thingy off my PM 3520and treuned down a dowl rod to fit the hole. I just hook a 4" line to my DC with a bowl that I blew the bottom out of, it makes a nice catch hood, and MOST of the dust goes in the intake. If you make the rod long enough you can slide the catck hood where you need it.

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Eaglesc

>For turning [ens on a JET mini lathe I use a 4x10x4" HVAC boot.It fits right behind the lathe,perfect for pens.